With
the trade deadline now in the past and the team increasingly focused on
preparing Amed Rosario and others for next
season, it would behoove the Mets’ brain trust to arrange a sit-down with
Collins and work out a graceful resolution. At 68 years old, Collins -- a
baseball lifer -- might prefer to get to the finish line of the season. Or, if
the Mets don’t intend to bring back Collins, maybe they could offer him the
opportunity to go home for the final weeks of the season. With this much service
with the Mets, he should be given the right to choose, and to answer questions
directly and honestly about what his future will be beyond the last game of
this season.

Mack – I’ve stayed away from, for quite some time, all this
‘let’s get rid of Sandy and TC’ talk here on the site; however, I think it is
time for me to chime in at least on the Collins portion of this discussion.

No… let’s discuss both.

I was ‘VP and General Manager’ in Dallas-Ft. Worth, for the most
difficult man to work for in radio broadcasting, John Tenaglia. Back in those days, everybody in radio
broadcasting had at least one ‘JT’ story to share over an after-hours drink.

People would always ask me how I was able to pull this off
(worked for him twice!) and I would tell them you can’t unless you liked the
guy to start with. I did like John. I thought he was nuts, but I did like him
and I closed my ears during his rants and waited for him to come back to earth
before getting back to the task of being a General Manager for both a dysfunctional
team and owner.

Do you see where I am going here?

As for Terry, it truly is time.

Yes, Collins is 68 years old and would be 69 if he came back
next year. It seems to me that the Mets are at least two years away from
rebuilding a playoff team, which would make him 70.

I believe he should retire for two reasons.

1.It
is close to impossible for a 30-year old to breath in the pressure filled
humidity of the New York press, no less being 69.

2.His
inning to inning decisions seem to be missing a beat as he gets older.

Now, I know some of you may feel that this is an age biased
statement. Well, I can say this. I’m 70-years old and know I could never do
this job at my age. 162 games… countless trips to the airports… thousands of
microphones in my face… and, when the day is done… ‘JT’ buzzes down and wants
to see me.

Come on Terry. You did the best you could with what this team
gave you. You didn’t pick these players. And the vast majority of the ones that
were hurt weren’t because of any decisions you made.

Go fish or play golf, dude. Better yet, write for Mack’s Mets.
I’ll pay you the same I pay Kaplan and Brennan.

Aug/Sept Wishes - There are a few things that I hope the Mets do for the remainder of this season... 1. Keep P Chris Flexen in the Queens rotation. There's no reason for him to pitch a 6.00-ERA in Las Vegas when he can do the same thing here. Let the kid work the kinks out. 2. Bring up P Corey Oswalt to join his buddy Chris. We have idea what guys like Harvey or Syndergaard are going to dhtis year, no less next season. We need to start work on the 2018 version of 'you need nine starters to pitch six'. Oswalt is going to be one of them next year so throw him into the fire now. 3. Don't bench Amed Rosario. Not everyone can hit the minute they come up like Aaron Judge or that freak the Dodgers have. Keep him playing. The bat will come around. 4. Bring up C Kevin Plawecki and let him start for the remainder of the season. This is another guy we need to see what he has. 5. Give Brandon Nimmo the lion share of outfield starts now that Jay Bruce was traded for another top prospect reliever (sic).

Well, as surprised as I am by the Bruce deal (if he were to go FIRST--ahead of Grandy, Cabrera, et. al.--I would have thought for a more immediately promising return), if you want to see Dominic (and Nimmo) on a regular basis, this is what it takes. Picking up Van Slyke, unless on a minor league deal, makes zero sense in that regard.

Oswalt? Yes--Montero has had his shot.

Terry? The ONLY reason to keep him another year would be to assign him David Wright as Bench Coach for a one year apprenticeship.

Ryder Ryan is apparently pretty raw in terms of pitchers' experience. He may be able to touch 97, but in Columbia-level A ball, in his last 8 outings, he has gone 8 innings, allowed 19 hits and 13 earned runs. Maybe just fatigue in his first full season. However, he sure looks like a long shot. About as long a shot as a Jay Bruce HR.

I want to see this FO sign Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakus, side winder Smith and bring back Reed! I think the 3 amigos catching is fine for another season, while Nido and Maz continue to come up threw the minors. But the team needs better defense, and needs team speed! I wish the Mets could have gotten Greg Allen from Clev, Lil guy with speed to play CF

Ryder Ryan is the Brando Nimmo of pitchers. Just as Nimmo didn't have a high school baseball program, Ryan gave up his stellar pitching from high school to try to become a position player throughout college. He was drafted with thoughts of converting him back to pitching after a 4-year layoff from the mound. Raw is right, but given his late start (and the Mets' characteristic resistance to moving people quickly through the system) don't expect him until he's 25 or 26 at the earliest IF he can develop into something. Sandy Alderson should be in hiding today for what he did.